Town: Georgetown
County: Essex
Mountain or Hill: Baldplate Hill
Height above sea level: 353 FT
Tower Structure Height: 68 FT
Latitude: 42-42-28
Longitude: 71-00-55
First date of operation: Aug 1, 1912
Type: Aermotor

• This is currently an active state tower
• The first tower was 38 FT with spiral stairs and a 12 x 12 FT cab
• Two miles of phone line was constructed to the tower
• The tower sits on private property and the land owner donated $200 for the tower
• In 1925, a new cab was built
• In 1938, the original tower was replaced with the old 40 FT Acushnet tower
• In 1944, a new cab and access road was built
• In 1970, a new 68 FT Aermotor tower (current one) was built with a chain link security fence around it